Suarez to Barcelona and the 10 most expensive transfers of the summer

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The Uruguay star tops the list of the biggestdeals in a hectic window which saw a number ofmoves among the world's major clubsBy Joe WrightSep 2, 2014 07:00:00The 2014 summer transferwindow has finally slammedshut after a remarkable fewmonths of big-money moves.Although the world-recordset by Gareth Bale's €100million move fromTottenham to Real Madrid last year still stands, wehave seen the €80m barrier broken twice this timearound. The British transfer record was alsoshattered, while Barcelona enjoyed a lavish finalwindow before their ban on signings is expected tobegin in January.With clubs enjoying greater commercial andbroadcast revenues than ever, and on the back ofthe shop window that is the World Cup, clubs havebeen increasingly willing to take the plunge in themarket - but which are the biggest deals of thesummer?Luis Suarez may have seen his World Cup end inignominy, but it wasn't long after his time in Brazilthat Barcelona paid what was the biggest fee of thesummer - a staggering €88m - to bring the PremierLeague player of the year to Spain.Upheaval| James Rodriguez was part of a summerof big change at Santiago BernabeuNot to be outdone by their Clasico rivals, RealMadrid splashed out €80m on James Rodriguez,who captured the attention of the world with hisGolden Boot-winning performances in Brazil andpromptly moved to the Spanish capital fromMonaco. Interestingly, this is the only transfer in thetop 10 not to include a club from England's topflight.Manchester United smashed the British transferrecord to bring Angel Di Maria to Old Trafford for€75m as part of an unprecedented level of upheavalwithin the Red Devils' squad.David Luiz will not be missed at Chelsea accordingto Jose Mourinho, but Paris Saint-Germain will hopethat their €49.5m outlay on the Brazilian - thehighest fee ever paid for a defender - will not go towaste. Luiz just edges ahead of Eliaquim Mangala,who became Manchester City's big-money deal of amore restricted summer by their standards.Chelsea, of course, wasted little time in reinvestingthe funds, paying €44m to Atletico Madrid to bringDiego Costa to Stamford Bridge.In seventh place is Alexis Sanchez, who becameArsenal's second-most expensive player when hejoined from Barcelona. Just behind him is LukeShaw, whom Manchester United made the costliestteenager in football history when they forked outjust over €37.8m to Southampton for his services.Shaw's new United team-mate Ander Herrera isninth in the table, with Athletic Bilbao receiving€36.5m for the midfielder, while in 10th place - thethird deal involving Chelsea in the top 10 - is CescFabregas, who joined for €36m. The Spaniard edgesout Romelu Lukaku, who departed StamfordBridge for Everton for €35.4m.A number of other significant summer moves justfall short of a place in our list. Toni Kroos andAntoine Griezmann both cost a fraction over €25mas they joined Real and Atletico, while MarioMandzukic - Costa's replacement at Atleti - is downin 15th with a fee of around €22m.Juan Iturbe is the most expensive signing made bya Serie A side, with Roma's new attacker placedahead of Alvaro Morata. Jeremy Mathieu becamethe most expensive defender ever over the age of30 when he joined Barca, while Ciro Immobile wasthe priciest Borussia Dortmund arrival of thesummer at €18.5m.Medhi Benatia makes the top 15 after his latemove to Bayern Munich in August - a deal whichmakes the Moroccan the most expensive Bundesligasigning of the window.Ivan Rakitic and Marcos Rojo are also within thetop 25, with Mario Balotelli edging his way into themix after his €20m move to Liverpool - a transfermatched in value by Danny Welbeck's dramaticlate move to Arsenal.TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE TRANSFERS OFSUMMER 2014No. Player From To Totalfee1 LuisSuarez Liverpool Barcelona €88m2 JamesRodriguez Monaco RealMadrid €80m3 Angel DiMariaReal Madrid ManchesterUnited€75m4 DavidLuizChelsea Paris Saint-Germain€49.5m5 EliaquimMangalaPorto ManchesterCity€44.5m6 DiegoCostaAtleticoMadridChelsea €44m7 AlexisSanchezBarcelona Arsenal €40m8 LukeShawSouthampton ManchesterUnited€37.8m9 AnderHerreraAthleticBilbaoManchesterUnited€36.5m10 CescFabregasBarcelona Chelsea €36m